Title :
High rate data link front end design and performance during Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Space Shuttle flight, May 1998
Author :
Engelberg, Jan ; Mujunen, Ari
Author_Institution :
Metsahovi Radio Obs., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
fDate :
1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In June 1998, Metsahovi Radio Observatory participated in a 10-day shuttle mission, STS-91, ground support activity by receiving, archiving, and making available, the so-called High Rate Data (HRD) from Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). The goal of this particle physics experiment project was to detect antimatter in space. Some aspects of the HRD link performance are discussed
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; data communication equipment; particle spectrometers; space communication links; space telemetry; space vehicles; spectroscopy computing; Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer; Space Shuttle flight; antimatter in space; ground support activity; high rate data link front end design; on-board computer; particle physics experiment project; software architecture data flow; telemetry downlink; Detectors; Downlink; Ground support; International collaboration; Monitoring; NASA; Observatories; Space shuttles; Space technology; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
